citizenry

Example Sentences

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It’s a movie about a citizenry at war with itself, hoping to keep the plates spinning for one more night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"What defines an America First policy is something that is in the direct interest of the American citizenry," said Joshua Trevino, a senior fellow for the Western Hemisphere Initiative at the America First Policy Institute.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“The big question is whether this would be enough to appease the Iranian citizenry, given the level of dissatisfaction, rioting and violence we are seeing on the ground at the moment,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

In 1965, Space City boasted a metropolitan population of 1.4 million in comparison with the Big Apple, which dwarfed that figure with a citizenry of 7.8 million.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

In response the excited citizenry had shelled out precious nickels and quarters and dollars, raising an astonishing twelve thousand dollars to send the crews east.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown